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Music DJ Akademiks Explains Why His Brittany Renner Criticism Doesn't Apply To Cardi B Responding to fan questions, Akademiks explained why he believes Cardi B occupies a different lane than Brittany Renner. By Erika Marie July 30, 2026
Music JAŸ-Z's Setlist For Yankee Stadium Night One JAŸ-Z had his 30th anniversary "Reasonable Doubt" show at Yankee Stadium, and he performed some truly incredible songs. By Alexander Cole July 11, 2026
Music T.I. Clarifies Verzuz Comments After Timbaland's Reaction After T.I. called Verzuz "poor people activity," Timbaland was confused. Tip returned to explain himself after being criticized. By Erika Marie June 22, 2026
Music Blueface’s Son Reportedly Asks If He’s Back In Jail After Not Seeing Him For A Month Blueface's mom is calling him out. By Tallie Spencer August 20, 2026
Music Wack 100 Reveals The Truth Behind The Drake & Drakeo The Ruler Rumors Wack 100's claims follow allegations about Drake allegedly financially backing the investigation into Drakeo The Ruler's murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 07, 2026
Music Ne-Yo Sued After Woman Claims His Dog Mauled Her During Delivery A negligence lawsuit claims Ne-Yo failed to restrain a dog he allegedly knew had shown aggressive behavior. By Erika Marie August 06, 2026
Music Memphis Rapper C Money Killed In Chaotic Shootout C Money's girlfriend, Kya Smith, has launched a GoFundMe page to help financially support the late rapper's family. By Cole Blake August 12, 2025
Music J. Cole's Manager Ibrahim Hamad Clarifies New Dreamville Deal After JID & Bas' Sale Comments JID and Bas praised J. Cole for sharing a piece of Dreamville's UMG deal with its artists, and cofounder Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad explained it more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2025
Music Drake's Motion To Subpoena Kojo Menne Asamoah In UMG Lawsuit Granted Drake is suing Universal Music Group for defamation while alleging the company artificially boosted the success of "Not Like Us." By Cole Blake August 07, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Receives First-Week Sales Projections For “MASA” Just months after getting pardoned by Donald Trump, NBA YoungBoy dropped his eighth studio album, "MASA (Make America Slime Again)." By Caroline Fisher July 30, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & Kanye West Collaboration Leaks Online And Fans Can't Believe Ye's Verse The unreleased song has surfaced online as Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West's relationship has been on the rocks as of late. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Music Roddy Ricch Yet Again Delays His Highly-Anticipated "The Navy Album" Roddy Ricch has been teasing the release of his long-awaited "The Navy Album" for over a year at this point. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025